The Metcalf Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting partners with Rhode Island EPSCoR to help Ocean State scientists develop and refine their science communication skills. Metcalf Executive Director Sunshine Menezes talks about the critical importance of science communication and the efforts of the Metcalf-RI EPSCoR collaboration.

RI NSF EPSCoR is supported in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation under EPSCoR Cooperative Agreements #OIA-2433276 and in part by the RI Commerce Corporation via the Science and Technology Advisory Committee [STAC]. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation, the RI Commerce Corporation, STAC, our partners or our collaborators.